New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-27
DESIGNS FOR The Grant MONUMENT
A MODEL RECEIVED FROM W. ". STORY.

TIE AMERICAN SCULPTOR SENDS FROM ROME HIS
IDEAS OF WHAT THE MONUMENT SHOULD BE,
No decisive action has yet been taken by the Grant
Monument Association toward securing designs for the
monument TO General Grant in Riverside Park. Many
members Of the association think well that the work
was not begun during the first of enthusiasm,
even had sufficient funds for the monument been secured
II Is intended that the shall last for centuries
that IL shall be work OF art, simple but effective, and
for such work the ideas cannot be formed In few
months. IL will be two years July since General
Grants death The fund for monument the cost OF
which has been placed at 100000 has reached about
Sl25 and the amount has been placed by the execl-
five committee with trust company. The annual meet
ing Of the Association will be held In few weeks at
which officers will he elected and 1t is then proposed by
some Of members take action for securing designs
for suitable monument number OF designs sketches
and suggestions have been received for the monli-
ment from eminent artists in Europe and America Among
these is one from the American sculptor W. W. Story In
Rome Ii was the OF n correspondence between
Mr story and his friend, William Wurts Dundas OF Phla-
dclphia Mr. Dundas Is a personal friend OF william Lum-
mia ono OF the members OF the Grant Fund Association
and during conversation the subject the sculpors
views were referred and, ut Mr.. Lummss request he
subsequently embodied them in model OF clay, photo
rapu of which received by Mr. Lunmis Few days
AGO I'm giving his views the subject OF the Grant
Monument Mr. Story says II il with no intention OF pre-
sentng any claim or 10 Oder his services lie continues
Irequres much knowledge and experience to be able to
stn i'll TO- select some one which il moro detail
than one which il sKetchy represents grand
possptie The conco pton should apparent the sketch
pui It Is ~ 10 maEf i juI E ,n sm" from
what they In colossal proportions and my experience Is
~ much fairly satisfactory In the small But these
are Gy Mnnc the w" design on the sum to
be expended. III Is to be large sum grand thing should
be the result have OF course gwen no psc. though, 10
H. and would require great deal OF thought various sg
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and generals OF the or trumphal procession or
colossal statuo of Grant In the cenre or mansoleum s4
America, Victory. and win colossal inquire oil Grant OH
have nina such combination which it impossible
explain words Ny ideas areof course only rSt impressions
mn To place in definite order require much consert
lion and thought The monuments and Fritz (Bern)
that You mention are admirable IN themselves bat WIN
now making Francis SCOTT Key, the author of
sn e senrrs az. me as that to Scott in EdinGars though
different II is an open logga or tabernacle on iour
statue OF with the flag In the ccntre Of ihe ialer
the statue Of Key and on The Dae Daseref OF
singers players performing the song am very tired OF
the stale ideas that have been rep ale 10 often OF mon
ment portrait statue and Ton figures ~ The cor
the nave had enough OF that The resort
cnon According TO the talent or want talent
Mh11 ere '90t qo o. S, repon OF commonpace
strongly agree with you that al violent acton Is TO ne
striking may bo at hrs sight The victory should be nd
rotor moi thc y-c actor lie never went about gesucu.
,ans or 5roTs p, ~ VA Hen year os Of rcum
bent figure would ty INTO grand relief
fuueral PROCESSION bcirng thc body along. while
the living would DO front Of all the centre Of the
whole position
These views Of Mr. story expressed In private CORE
,poudcnce with Mr. Duuda resulted in the clay model
the photograph OF which sent 70 Mr. Lummis. The
design is intended for a colossal monument Tho base
combines square tabernacle or mausOleum form, anu
TN. ,urmndn cl by dome and statue OF Grant with
the figure Victory Ia front the entrance aud
the sides illustrating events ~ the war In gen
efal appearaucc Is simple and massive. "Somching
OF this Kind" Sir story adds In another letter. would be
COSTLY but DO would bc imposing can say at least That
IL not like any monument In America and some such
dcsgn would be beautiful rs well as grand and serious